HB1633: relative to the use of the Family and Medical Leave Act time as it applies to workers' compensation.

HB 1633-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

9Mar2016... 0680h

2016 SESSION

16-2051

01/09

HOUSE BILL 1633-FN

AN ACT relative to the use of the Family and Medical Leave Act time as it applies to workers' compensation.

SPONSORS: Rep. Webb, Rock. 6; Rep. Cahill, Rock. 17; Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock. 30; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Emerson, Ches. 11; Rep. Infantine, Hills. 13; Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Rep. Patten, Merr. 17; Rep. Rouillard, Hills. 6; Rep. White, Graf. 13; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19

COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires an employer to notify an employee, in writing, relative to the benefits and adverse effects of signing an application for, or accepting time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act as a result of a workers' compensation injury.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

9Mar2016... 0680h 16-2051

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to the use of the Family and Medical Leave Act time as it applies to workers' compensation.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Leave Time; Notification Required. Amend RSA 281-A by inserting after section 19 the following new section:

281-A:19-a Leave Time Due to Workers' Compensation Injury; Notification Required. An employer shall notify an employee, in writing, relative to the benefits and adverse effects of signing an application for, or accepting time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, as a result of a workers' compensation injury when the employee is eligible. The employer shall provide such notification either prior to the employee being placed on family and medical leave or the employer accepting an application for family and medical leave from the employee.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.

LBAO 16-2051

Amended 5/2/16

HB 1633-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to the use of the Family and Medical Leave Act time as it applies to workers' compensation.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The New Hampshire Municipal Association states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2016-0680h), may increase local expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2017 and each year thereafter. There will be no impact on state, county or local revenue or on state and county expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

The New Hampshire Municipal Association states this bill requires an employer, including a municipality, to notify an employee in writing relative to the benefits and adverse effects of signing an application for, or accepting time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as a result of a workers' compensation injury when the employee is eligible. The Association states it is possible this would require increased expenditures by municipalities, but the Association does not have information on which to determine the amount of such expenditures.

The Departments of Administrative Services and Labor, and the New Hampshire Association of Counties state this bill will have no fiscal impact on state and county expenditures or revenue.